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TI-2014-00017 Aliases CVE-2014-0017GHSA-mw96-qp3x-6qgr

The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not…

Priority LOW 10CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.6.2Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.7Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.8Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0 rc1Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.5Vulnerablelibssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.7 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.8 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·libssh
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0Vulnerablelibssh
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1Vulnerablelibssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·libssh
  • cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·libssh

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0017
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw96-qp3x-6qgr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2018-07745 Improper authentication in [UNKNOWN] libssh CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2012-03902 Multiple integer overflows in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-11093 OS command injection in Red Hat libssh CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-00732 Libssh: libssh: denial of service via zero-length input in ssh_get_hexa() CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2012-03900 Multiple buffer overflows in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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